East Asia’s First Turiasaur Sauropod: A New Middle Jurassic Link from China

Paleontologists in southern China report Yantaloong lini, a Middle Jurassic sauropod likely within Turiasauria—the first turiasaurid documented in East Asia. The vertebrae fossils reveal a mosaic of advanced and primitive traits, suggesting a transitional form toward Neosauropoda and helping fill a gap in East Asian sauropod evolution, though its exact placement varies among analyses.